Piper PA-28R N4857J
21 October 1973 · Weslaco, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 October 1973 at about 10:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N4857J, operated by Yellow Bird IC, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Weslaco, Texas, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Weslaco, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mid-Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N4857J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Yellow Bird IC
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- McAllen Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3115
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
STRUCK A 12IN DIRT MOUND AT THRESHOLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 21 Feb 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Santa Cruz, California, United States | Porterville AV | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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